Republican Mark Meadows is a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, District 11. Photo courtesy of his campaign.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published Oct. 24. It is updated here with newly released candidate filings.

In what is his first campaign for Congress, Republican Mark Meadows is in the race for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District. Meadows earned the most votes in the GOP primary against eight challengers and also won a second primary in a run-off election against Vance Patterson by winning 76 percent of the votes. He is seeking the seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler and competing against Hayden Rodger, Shuler’s chief of staff.

Meadows was among more than a dozen congressional hopefuls who gave an address at the Republican National Convention in August in Tampa. He has served as Macon County Republican Party chairman, on the Republican Party Executive Committee and as a delegate at the North Carolina and national Republican conventions.

According to FEC records, as of Oct. 17, the Meadows campaign has raised more than $1 million, with more than $521,000 coming from individual donors and more than $213,000 coming from PACs, or political action committees.

Mark Meadows bio

Age: 53

Education: Business management degree from the University of South Florida.

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